I assume this is Northern Ireland, so obviously this isn't so much a 'we love the King' mural as a 'this is a unionist area' mural.
This is probably better than a picture of a man in a mask and a UDA flag.
Growing up in the 80s and knowing the context, this doesn't seem like the worst possible time line for Northern Ireland.
when israel releases the 3000+ Palestinian hostages they hold in concentration camps we can reach a ceasefire.
In other words, you would rather that Israel continue bombing Gaza, than that Hamas and Israel sign a ceasefire today.
Almost as if you don't actually care about the innocent men, women and children who are dying, as you find it politically convenient the conflict continues. Especially in the run-up to the US election.
I can relate, so I'm not going to tell you things get better. You probably wouldn't believe me, I wouldn't believe you.
Just to say, you're not alone, I understand why you unhappy, it's perfectly understandable that you're angry/sad/tired. The world is shit. People are shit. Life is shit.
If I was to give you advice, I'd perhaps say buy a lottery ticket for a few bucks, pop it in a drawer. My logic has always been, that given my luck, I'd probably kill myself only for my ticket to win the lottery. One last cosmic joke. So I use this to delay for a few days or weeks. That or I book a ticket for a movie or make plans from a week from now.
That and distract yourself with tv, games, audiobooks or whatever. I'd say read a book, but I suspect that like me, that'd be hard to focus on. Anything that stops you thinking and offers an escape. Anything to delay for another few days or a week or two. Oh, and spite also helps in the short term. Outliving the bastards who made or make your life shit. Maybe there's a hateful politician you dislike who's old and might die soon. Might as well delay a few more weeks for that. Wouldn't want to miss them dying.
My comment probably didn't help. I probaby worded it poorly. But I hope you know you're not alone. That people do want you to succeed. I wish I could give you a hug over the internet, that it would help, or perhaps make a plan to go to Disneyland or some shit to distract ourselves, but this is the internet so that's not possible.
Square covers like this are common globally. AFAIK also in the US:
https://manholecoversdirect.com/products/square-manhole-covers-and-frames/
Setting square tiles or paving stones around a circular cover is a pain in the ass.
But it wouldn't be the first time the US is weird, like the whole imperial measurements thing, so whatever. Or maybe you live in a state that decided square manhole covers were biblically incorrect.
It's next to a drainpipe...
Depends. The cover is resting on the inside lip which prevents moisture getting in. Ie. this cover is actually significantly bigger than the hole it's covering.
Eg. if this cover is 25x25, but it's covering a hole which is less than 18x18 (c=25.5), it'll be quite hard to drop the cover in.
It’s really strange that it’s square and not round.
It's not even slightly strange. These are incredibly common all across Europe and the world.
It's a small cover, almost certainly to service the nearby drainpipe or perhaps for the water or gas connection to a house.
The chance of it falling in the hole is zero unless you're trying to do it on purpose. Lift and slide, done.
And even if it does fall in, you can simply reach in and pull it out.
Bit of a tangent, but I find it funny that Americans complain about it being hot when they have AC in most of their buildings, but then mock people complaining about a 40C/105F heatwave with relatively high humidity in countries where AC is anything but standard and sometimes with houses which are designed to keep the heat in during the winter meaning it can easily reach 45C/115F or more inside.
I assume it'll happen again this summer, with the usual Marie Antionette level "let them use AC" comments, not seeming to grasp the environmental and financial cost of AC everywhere.